HC Deb 31 March 1998 vol 309 c494W
37. Mr. Canavan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what steps he is taking to make railway service providers more accountable to the public. [35482]

Ms Glenda Jackson

We are committed to creating a new Rail Authority, to introducing more effective and accountable regulation, and to ensuring that the public subsidy serves the public interest. Our proposals will be published in our forthcoming White Paper on integrated transport policy.